Area: ​Central Whitby

Hours of Operation: June to September from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., weather permitting

Installed: 2019

Age Range: all ages

Parking: large parking lot off of Jeffery Street

Ground Cover: cement

Main Equipment: 

• 2 turnable spray features (yes kids can rotate them on their own!)
• 2 tall spray trees
• 1 tall spray post
• multiple in ground spray jets
• run off 'creek'

Accessibility Features: wheelchair accessible (except for the creek)

Facilities/Surrounding Park Area/Other:

• Jeffery Park
• seasonal portable washroom 
• basketball court
• soccer pitch
• field

Seating: 3 two person picnic tables under the shade sail beside the splash pad, 4 benches around the playground, very long concrete bench surrounding one corner of the playground space by the accessible swings

Shade: shade sail over the splash pad picnic tables

Overall assessment: We certainly love splash pads with interactive elements, and finding two manual spinning water spout elements here was a neat surprise! The tall spray trees have a very cool effect as the branches and leaves cause the water to spread widely and mist all around them. However, the highlight for us was the runoff creek just around the corner by the back of the splash pad. It is filled with the runoff from the splash pad and has a large river rock bed. With the seasonal washroom and ship themed playground you can spend all day at this splash pad and park! 

Area: South Whitby

Hours of Operation: June to September from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., weather permitting

Age Range: all ages 

Parking: small parking lot off of Portage Trail (intersecting with Channel Drive)

Ground Cover: cement

Main Equipment: 

• multiple spray posts
• in ground water jets 

Accessibility Features: wheelchair accessible

Facilities/Surrounding Park Area/Other:

• see Portage Park post 
• seasonal washrooms (portable - from May to first week of October, 9am to 9 pm)

Seating: 3 park benches beside splash pad in shade pavilion

Shade: shade structure over three park benches between playgrounds and splash pad, some shade in the surrounding trees


Overall assessment: Enjoy a day trip to this splash pad with a toddler play structure, larger play structure, plenty of swings, lots of picnic spots (bring your own blanket), and seasonal washrooms. There is more than enough parking to meet up with friends, play tag through the trees, half court basketball, or baseball. 2018 UPDATE: This is now our favourite park for our toddler as the splash pad is easy to navigate and the new rubber surface at the playground is perfect for the little one! The sad thing to note is that last year the cement on the splash pad was freshly painted but it seems that already it has worn off and this year it looks run down a bit, but that didn't stop the kids from having fun! We also added a video!

Area: West Brooklin

Hours of Operation: June to September from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., weather permitting

Age Range: all ages

Parking: street parking on side streets Corianne Ave and Gerry Ravary Place
 
Ground Cover: cement

Main Equipment: 

• bucket dump post
• large spray post
• 2 horse water blasters

Accessibility Features: wheel chair accessible

Facilities/Surrounding Park Area/Other:

• see Carnwith Park post 

Seating: 6 park benches

Shade: some umbrella shade over the Splash Pad itself and a pergola provides shade over 2 park benches; there is also some shade from the surrounding trees


Overall assessment:  A great addition to Brooklin!  With the adjacent playgrounds it makes for hours of entertainment on a hot day with kids of all ages!

Area: East Whitby

Hours of Operation:   from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. and operate from June to September, weather permitting (seasonal)

Age Range: all ages

Parking: parking lot off of Canadian Oaks Drive and larger parking lot for sports fields off of Willow Park Drive and Hazelwood Drive

Ground Cover: cement

Main Equipment: 

• 1 spray tower
• 1 spray post
• 1 water blaster
• multiple in ground water jets

Accessibility Features: wheelchair accessible

Facilities/Surrounding Park Area/Other:

• see Willow Park post
• washrooms (first week of May to first week of October: 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.)

Seating: 3 park benches facing the Splash Pad area, with up to 12 park benches in the surrounding park area

Shade: no shade over or near the Splash Pad, little shade provided in the park area by a few surrounding trees

Overall assessment: This Splash Pad comes with it's very own pirate!  It continues a pirate ship theme from the adjacent Willow Park playground.  

Area: North Whitby

Hours of Operation:  from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. and operate from June to September, weather permitting

Installed: 2010

Age Range: all ages

Parking: parking lot off of Darren Ave

Ground Cover:  cement

Main Equipment: 

• 3 dumping buckets
• 1 fountain post
• spray posts
• "creek bed" drainage

Accessibility Features: wheel chair accessible 

Facilities/Surrounding Park Area/Other:

• see Darren Park post

Seating: no seating right at the Splash Pad, but multiple park benches throughout the playground and surrounding park

Shade: no shade on the Splash Pad, surrounding area trees provide some shade in the outer fields

Overall assessment: Toddlers love this splash pad because it has a river that fills up whenever the buttons activate the splash pad features! It has a few different styles of water sprays to explore that come on at different times so is neat for kids to bounce from one feature to the next.

Area: Central Whitby

Hours of Operation:  9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. and operate from June to September, weather permitting

Age Range: infant and up

Parking: parking stalls off of Byron Street South

Ground Cover: cement

Main Equipment: 

• in ground jets

Accessibility Features: wheel chair accessible

Facilities/Surrounding Park Area/Other:

• see Rotary Centennial Park post

Seating: no benches at the Splash Pad, curved stone bench seating around the Splash Pad and adjacent playground

Shade: very little shade on the Splash Pad, plenty of shade in the surrounding park area from the many trees

Overall assessment: ​Just enough to cool off a bit